Word: counter-attack
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Before a small crowd--surprising in light of the evening's obvious sentimental attractions--Brown held off a furious Harvard counter-attack in the closing minutes to climb out of the Ivy cellar...
...bombing target (although there are fewer and fewer of these left), and bombardment from the fleet of the Northern coast and artillery based at the edge of the DMZ. We can only guess what is to follow, although North Vietnamese attacks against the artillery positions suggest that a "counter-attack" may come soon...
With four minutes to go the Crimson eased into an eight point lead, and its zone defense kept it comfortably in front. Worcester had to content itself with outside shooting, and while proficient in this sport, was unable to launch a serious counter-attack...
China wants satellite countries in Asia and so would fight India's influence for both ideological and political reasons, Nehru said. Since India's influence lies in her economic progress, China's counter-attack is basically economic, not military, he explained...
...illustration. Yet one must separate the good effects of a belief from the goodness or evil of the entity described. During the bombing of London, few Englishmen could have applauded the existence of Hitler. If the War Office had chosen not to believe that Hitler existed, how- ever, the counter-attack against Germany would have been seriously hampered. To discover whether the effects of believing in the existence of anything are good, one must consider the consequences of disbelief. Blithe disbelief in Hitler would have been disastrous, while the recognition of his existence led to effective combative action...